Open science disrupting the status quo in academic libraries: A perspective of Zimbabwe

Tapfuma, Mass Masona; Hoskins, Ruth

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2019.05.005

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“…However, academic libraries are challenged by the increased availability, on the internet, of different sources of information. This availability has resulted in users of academic libraries, such as academics and postgraduate students, utilising other information sources together with the library website (Sultan and Rafiq, 2021; Tapfuma and Hoskins, 2019). Google Scholar™ (http://scholar.google.com) launched by Google in 2004 is one such source, a Web database of academic documents queried using a version of the Google search engine.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Google Scholar or University Digital Libraries: A comparison of student perceptions and intention to use

Alotaibi

Johnson

Rowley

2022

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Google Scholar has become an important search platform for students in higher education, and, as such, can be regarded as a competitor to university libraries. Previous research has explored students’ intention to use Google Scholar (GS) and University Digital Libraries (UDLs), but there is a lack of comparative studies that explore students’ preferences between these two platforms. Therefore, this study seeks to explore the search behaviour of a select group of users, international postgraduate students and more specifically compares the factors that influence their use of Google Scholar and University Digital Libraries (UDLs). A questionnaire-based survey, based on the factors in the UTAUT model (unified theory of acceptance and use of technology) was conducted to collect data on acceptance and use of technology of GS and UDL’s respectively. Data was collected from 400 international postgraduate students studying in the United Kingdom. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to establish the contextual influencing factors, whilst structural equation modelling examined the predicted model. The results suggest some differences between the influence of various factors between the UDL dataset and the GS datasets. They suggest that social influence (SI) did not affect behavioural intention (BI) for either data set, but that for the UDL dataset, effort expectancy did not affect BI, whereas for the GS dataset facilitating conditions did not influence BI. The approach taken in this study further facilitates research into the use of search tools to progress beyond ease of use as a main driver and to explore the relationship between internal and external influences of use. Recommendations for further research are suggested and the value of the insights gained for UDLs and their provision and support for all students is discussed.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Google Scholar or University Digital Libraries: A comparison of student perceptions and intention to use

Alotaibi

Johnson

Rowley

2022

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…Basic librarian skills in finding, collecting, organizing, evaluating, and disseminating information have a major impact on the creation, development, and management of digital content and open access resources. However, in the context of the development of open science, the competence of librarians is significantly expanding [ 35 ], new tasks and requirements for their knowledge and skills appear [ 36 , 37 ]. For example, when working in an institutional repository, knowledge of software, project planning and management, collection definitions, metadata guides, presentation analysis, and author training are essential [ 38 ].…”

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The Library in the Information Ecosystem of Open Science

Redkina

2021

Sci. Tech. Inf. Proc.

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“…Базовые навыки библиотекарей по поиску, сбору, организации, оценке и распространению информации оказали важное влияние на создание, развитие и управление цифровым контентом и ресурсами открытого доступа. В условиях развития открытой науки компетенции библиотекарей значительно расширяются, появляются новые задачи и требования к знаниям и навыкам библиотекарей (Costa et al, 2015;Czerniewicz, 2013;Tapfuma, Hoskins, 2019). Компетенции, включая основы количественных и качественных методов исследования, перечислены в перечне основных компетенциях библиотечного дела Американской библиотечной ассоциации (ALA).…”

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Competencies of a Bibliographer: Continuity of Development and Break Points

Redkina

2021

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The competence of librarians-bibliographers is a topical subject of discussion in the professional community, as well as the framework of the activities of international and national library associations. The dynamically changing external environment is influencing the changing role and requirements of librarians-bibliographers: from traditional custodians of knowledge to new ones – collaborators, research partners, promoters and data stewards. Within the framework of the III International Bibliographic Congress in 2021, a foresight session “Bibliographer’s Competences: Continuity of Development and Break Points” was held, the purpose of which was to build a model of the competencies of a modern bibliographer. The foresight session was based on the system of methods - expert assessment, moderation and facilitation of discussions, brainstorming, as well as a survey of specialists on the strategically important competencies of a modern bibliographer. The assessment of the results of the survey was formed on the basis of the skills constructor. It was built as a result of the analysis of educational standards, curricula, literature on the modern development of bibliographic activity and the competence of librarians. The assessment of the results was carried out according to the standard Likert scale of importance. The degree of competencies importance was considered in 4 blocks: 1) general professional and professional competences; 2) skills in analytical and synthetic information processing, 3) other “hard” skills of a bibliographer; 4) “soft” skills. Each block of the survey was completed with open questions, allowing respondents the indication of any competencies they think should be included. It was determined that the importance of the competencies of a bibliographer for libraries of different types is different, in this regard, the article presents the summary rating of the competencies of a bibliographer, as well as a comparative analysis of the importance of the competencies of a bibliographer working in libraries of different types (university / scientific and public).

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Open science disrupting the status quo in academic libraries: A perspective of Zimbabwe

Cited by 13 publications

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Google Scholar or University Digital Libraries: A comparison of student perceptions and intention to use

Google Scholar or University Digital Libraries: A comparison of student perceptions and intention to use

The Library in the Information Ecosystem of Open Science

Competencies of a Bibliographer: Continuity of Development and Break Points

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